TOKYO -- The July 8 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shed light on the relationship between the controversial Unification Church and Japanese politicians.
Unification Church and politics
Unification Church: How Japan politicians counted on members' votes
Former Prime Minister Abe's faction historically had ties to the group
A photo of Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church, shaking hands with former Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, right, was published in "A Pictorial History of the 40 years of the Unification Church" issued by the religious group. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
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